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Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... 2015, allocations to hedge funds will remain steady globally. About 20% of institutions intend to slightly increase hedge fund allocations, while 16% expect to decrease. The US and Canada are leading the increased allocation, while EMEA counterparts ...

Hedge funds up 2.4% in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
Globally hedge funds were up 2.4% net of fees in 2015, according to Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) research. AIMA's research is based on the hedge funds that reported performance to HedgeFund Intelligence in 2015, accounting for ...

Legg Mason makes three acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... acquire a majority equity interest (83%) in New York-based real estate investment firm Clarion Partners; combine its hedge fund platform Permal with New York-based hedge fund investor and alternative asset manager EnTrust Capital; and acquired a minority ...

Alternatives managers see record growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... in hedge funds, but the sector still saw $101 billion of fresh inflows in the first half of 2015. O'Hare added, "The hedge fund industry has not enjoyed the same gains made in 2013 and 2014, although it has nevertheless grown to well over US$3 trillion. ...

Hedge funds suffer worst year since 2011

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... they suffered their worst returns since 2011. Numbers from industry researcher Eurekahedge showed that its benchmark hedge fund index returned 1.56% in 2015. Though that's the worst absolute return in four years, it's still some way ahead of underlying ...

Hedge funds under cost pressure from brokers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... in changing economics for fund managers who finance trades through prime brokers, EY said. The company's 2015 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey found 29% of respondents said their prime brokers increased fees in the past year, and an additional 22% ...

Man Diversified Alternatives recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Zenith Investment partners has reaffirmed its 'recommended' rating for the Man Diversified Alternatives fund with it ranking highest among its peer group in the researcher's 2015 Multi Strategy and Fund of Hedge Funds Sector Report. Man Group is one ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... of measurable opportunities. These return opportunities can be harvested from a number of beta sources familiar to hedge fund investors: long-term trend following, market neutral momentum, value, quality, selling options and currency carry trade. While ...

Oil price fall forces sovereign funds to switch gears

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Oil and gas export revenues are helping fund three quarters of sovereign wealth fund assets globally, but as oil prices remain lower, sovereign funds are expected to focus on other parts of the economy. Moody's Investors Survey research of global sovereign ...

Northern Trust appoints head of hedge funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Northern Trust has announced a new head of hedge fund services for Asia-Pacific, aligning with an evolving service demand in the hedge fund industry. The internal move sees Ali Sheikh appointed to the Asia-Pacific role. He was most recently a senior ...